More: Election 2025: Here's who's running in a three-way race for Rockford's Fifth Ward Both are East High School graduates who earned degrees at Northern Illinois University. And since both are Democrats, the outcome of the Feb. 25 primary election likely will determine who becomes alderman.

Illinois State Police arrested Paige Mueller, 30, for allegedly having machine guns and methamphetamine. Officers are still looking for another suspect, 32-year-old Michael Dean Jr. On Jan. 24, SWAT teams searched a house in the 1700 block of 16th Avenue,

After seeing White House border czar Tom Homan and acting deputy Attorney General Emil Bove present in Chicago, Cabello appreciates the “united front.” He asserts Homan and Bove prove the Trump administration “isn’t messing around” on its immigration promises.

Michael Dean Jr., 32, also of Rockford, faces two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon, two counts of unlawful possession of ammunition by a felon, possession with intent to deliver cocaine and possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine. Dean is not in custody, but an arrest warrant is issued.

Illinois Snow Sculpting Competition wraps up this weekend in Rockford. Here's how to check out the sculptures.

Westfield, Massachusetts, suffered from heavy flooding and rainfall in the middle of August 1955, making it the wettest day for the state. The Great Flood of 1955 affected both Connecticut and Massachusetts, resulting from Hurricanes Connie and then a week later, Hurricane Diane.

In-N-Out Burger is a West Coast legend. Its palm tree motif screams California cool and was inspired by the 1963 movie "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World." Founded in 1948 in Baldwin Park, California, the chain is famous for simplicity and consistency, including fresh, never-frozen patties and not-so-secret-anymore "Animal Style" burgers.

ALTOONA, Wis. (WEAU) - A third man is charged in connection with a homicide in Altoona. Charles Gary, 47-years-old of Rockford, Illinois, faces charges of concealment of a Homicide Death.

Rockford area high school artists and other participating snow sculptors learned who won awards for their snow sculpting prowess on Saturday. Snow sculpting teams were

Realtor.com placed Rockford, Illinois at the top of its Hottest Housing Markets list for December 2024. Here's why

(NewsNation) — The northern Illinois city of Rockford continues trending as one of the hottest U.S. housing markets, a real estate website says.

The Unitarian Universalist Church was filled with Rockford residents concerned about the new immigration policies being implemented by the Trump Administration on Saturday. Victoria De La Rosa spoke to the crowd.